Did anybody else notice this? These days when I'm preparing for a meeting, it's like I'm preparing for a fight. I'm not sure when exactly this started, but it's been happening for a while.

What type of monthly annuity Pension would someone around 60 with 30 yrs get per month if making approx. 160- 175K?

L3, L4, L5’s

I've only recently started using my caregivers leave. Normally I'd take a vacation day if something important came up. Now I'm banking all my vacation time and just using caregivers leave. I spoke with my peers in the office everyone is doing this. — read more 

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It appears Mister Peanut Butter (McElfresh) will be taking over for Mister Jammies (Stankey) soon, maybe next year? Don’t see a lot of change in management style from mister, let’s spread the peanut butter evenly. There is hope, he did mention once... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/howard-schultz-violated-labor-law-210950019.html Howard Schultz violated labor law by telling employee ‘if you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company’

AT&T paid $67 billion for DirecTV and said this when the purchase was completed. “Combining DirecTV with AT&T is all about giving customers more choices for great video entertainment integrated with mobile and high-speed Internet service,” said... — read more 

For SMB & MM sales: managers do better your people are tired unmotivated and sick of it. you’ve been put in the manager position to help them succeed and every sales person I speak (including myself) with is so unhappy. The fact that managers have... — read more 

Do they pose a danger for the rest of us in the workplace?

The people who run these companies are old out of touch boomers. We’ve seen disaster after disaster after disaster lately if we look at other cases…Dell, Ubisoft, Boeing (big one there), they’re losing the plot and all trying to adapt to a new work... — read more 

You'd think constantly posting next-to-nothing results would cause some kind of change at the top. I mean, they've tried laying off employees over and over again and things don't change for the better. Isn't it time to try something new? Like getting... — read more 

They’re giving jobs to people who have been there for years because their job is about to be done with. News flash they couldn’t do their previous one right. Don’t get me started on the. Sales and Mid Market territory. Their a-s is under fire... — read more 

When a man of this stature leaves a company you know something is going bad. Chris, If you are reading this, you will know who I am because we have spoken before in the past about FirstNet, You know How I advised you through my past experience and... — read more 

I witnessed the transformation from a solid company with a sound business model, where people could actually make a career, somewhat progress in their skills, and have a sense of accomplishment, to what we have today: a company with no identity and... — read more 

I just realized that all of the reasons why I chose to work here are gone. I’d never look to work at a place like this if I was looking for a job now. No innovation, a dying business model, no job security. Thats all I ever wanted was job... — read more 

Time to move on to a growing company. I’ve had enough of working at a dying one.

I keep seeing comments about impacts to annual bonus for coffee badgers. Please elaborate. Since the annual bonus is an Organizational bonus, not an Individual bonus, how would some people get less than others?

Morale is low and managers/leaders are unprofessional… I need to get out. Is anyone else thinking the same?

The Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 and Merry Christmas 🎄Layoffs with a pajama party is coming up!! Then Auld Lang Syne resolutions to find a new job 🎆 First need to get through the Scary Halloween 🎃 wave xx of zip code relocation and RTO. Life at the T is... — read more 

Anyone know when the next round of layoffs are going to be?

Just think, A.I. will never whine or complain about being in the office... A.I. will never spend its entire life cycle 'collaborating' without producing... A.I. will never purposely trash the workplace just so it can complain about how trashy it... — read more 

Wow, didn’t see this coming.

There is no increased collaboration and socialization, but there will be marked decline in productivity and results. We all know the true reason behind the RTO has always been the attrition, as well as some minor considerations such as locally... — read more 

This is my first 2 weeks in training at a Call Center for Att. I left Tmobile retail, today was the 3rd time the Manager/Coach told the training reps that “use the restroom only on your 15 minute breaks or lunch”. I asked for them to put this in... — read more 

DALLAS, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- We will host our 2024 AT&T Analyst & Investor Day in-person in Dallas on Tuesday, December 3. Key Takeaways: AT&T to host Analyst & Investor Day on December 3 AT&T will simultaneously webcast the event... — read more 

We were told the need for in-person collaboration was a factor driving the RTO mandate. Almost immediately it seemed that work took a back seat to socializing. Productivity was less important than what they were calling collaboration. Actual work... — read more 

AT&T bought DirecTV for more than $67 billion, including debt, in 2015. MoffettNathanson Research analyst Craig Moffett wrote in a report Monday that the completion of the DirecTV sale would “close the books on one of the worst transactions in... — read more 

When are we getting them? Do the needful

Rumor of changes to severance package in January - obviously it will be in their best interest, not ours, but anybody have any more details?

Any news on what was found?

“Final thought, about accountability. Readers who have followed the story will know that Stankey, the senior AT&T executive quoted above, is now the AT&T CEO. He was clearly very closely connected with the DirecTV deal and tasked with important parts... — read more 

I'm not asking how to get fired, that would be easy. I want out but I also want to get severance. Talking to my manager is out of the question. He wouldn't be helpful, to say the least. Is there anything else I can do to improve my chances of being... — read more 

will i lose my att directtv pension by going to new company or should i just retire and keep my pension.

I'm in sales and truth be told, I want to be out asap, this is ridiculous. I understand convergence, but they really are having unrealistic expectations, how are we supposed to get good customers if they expect us to do customer service, and get no... — read more 

Anyone go to the Q&A in STL today and have anything of significance to share?

What happens to it now? I have had Uverse Fiber for years.

Sep 26/27th has come & gone.

Anyone have the inside scoop now that AT&T is offloading DirecTV? Will we have to commute to Cerritos or Tustin? Or “RTO” to Dallas?